Robidoux History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Robidoux family

Early History of the Robidoux family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Robidoux research. Another 47 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1783 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Robidoux History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Robidoux Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Robidoux, including Robidou, Robidoux, Robidout, Robidan, Robidant, Robident, Robida, Robidat and many more.

Early Notables of the Robidoux family

Notable amongst the family was

• Joseph Robidoux III (1783 - 1868), founder of Blacksnake Hills Trading Post which eventually became St...
• His brother Louis Robidoux was an early settler to the Riverside, California area and became the eponym of Mt...

Robidoux Ranking

In the United States, the name Robidoux is the 10,433^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Robidoux is ranked the 553^rd most popular surname. 2

Migration of the Robidoux family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Robidoux were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Robidoux were André Robidou, who married Jeanne Leduc-Denait in Quebec City in 1667; Guillaume Robidou, who married Marie Guérin in Montreal in 1697; Joseph Robidou, who married Marie Anne Fonteneau in 1721 in Laprairie.